{"id":2187,"date":"2009-03-05T15:25:04","date_gmt":"2009-03-05T20:25:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingmontreal.ca\/2009\/03\/05\/mctavish-revisitedafter-9m-in-security-measures\/"},"modified":"2013-01-21T12:03:07","modified_gmt":"2013-01-21T17:03:07","slug":"mctavish-revisitedafter-9m-in-security-measures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/montreal\/2009\/03\/05\/mctavish-revisitedafter-9m-in-security-measures\/","title":{"rendered":"McTavish Revisited…after $9M in security measures."},"content":{"rendered":"

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This blog is generally in favour of accessibility and a flexible attitude to public space, but perhaps there are some corners of the city that should remain firmly closed. One of those is the McTavish Reservoir<\/a>, one of the largest reservoirs of potable water in the city. In 2007, the city invested about $9 million<\/a> in renovating and upping the security on the McTavish reservoir in order to prevent contamination and possible terrorism.<\/p>\n

But the folks who engineered the security measures clearly didn’t have much experience navigating Montreal’s ancient sewer system<\/strike> underground. Their security measures were no match for urban explorer, Controleman. He recently discovered that all one has to do is cross the street to find an access route to the McTavish Reservoir and its 37 million gallons of fresh water.<\/p>\n

“J’ai bel et bien \u00e9t\u00e9 en mesure d’y retourner apr\u00e8s l’ajout de s\u00e9curit\u00e9, la seule diff\u00e9rence \u00e9tait qu’au lieu d’entrer directement sur le terrain du r\u00e9servoir, on passe sur la rue en face!<\/em>” he wrote in a recent email.<\/p>\n

On his photography blog, Controleman shared his mixed feelings<\/a> about finding this essential resource so vulnerable, and the repercussions of making his discovery public.<\/p>\n

J’ai longuement pens\u00e9e au cons\u00e9quence d’\u00e9crire un tel texte, autant pour ma personne que pour le bien ou le mal de la population. Le fait d’\u00eatre en mesure de me trouver aussi proche, et si facilement d’une ressource essentielle a la vie, pr\u00eate \u00e0 la distribution, m’a hant\u00e9e trop longtemps pour que je recule en arri\u00e8re. J’aimerais ne jamais avoir p\u00e9n\u00e9tr\u00e9 ces murs de roches…<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

J’pas trop certain, j’vais encore me faire blaster, pis pourquoi j’aiderais un gars qui fait 4 fois mon salaire \u00e0 l’heure quand c’est nous qui c’est tap\u00e9 toute la sale job?<\/span><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Note to the city’s engineers: if they can beat you, perhaps you should invite them to join you.<\/p>\n

What do you think? Does this represent a dangerous security risk? Is it even possible to reliably safeguard urban infrastructure?<\/p>\n

Photo: McTavish Reservoir by Controleman <\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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